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29 March 2016

ALE’S IRAQ BRANCH AWARDED KARBALA REFINERY PROJECT CONTRACTS

ALE’s Iraq branch has been awarded the Karbala Refinery Project contracts on behalf of
several different clients.

The scopes of work includes the hire of approximately 50 crawler, rough terrain and mobile
cranes, the execution of heavy lifting operations, as well as the heavy transportation of
approximately 45 oversized items, weighing up to 250t each.

The Karbala Refinery Project has already commenced, with each contracted scope lasting
between one to three years.

The new Karbala Oil Refinery is part of the country’s investment of $6.04bn, in which the
facility is expected to have a refinery capacity of 140,000 barrels of crude oil per
day. Located in the South Karbala province, approximately 100km from Baghdad, the
project has also led to increased local job creation.

Alberto Pittaluga, General Manager in Iraq, said: “We are delighted to support Iraq in the
Holy City of Karbala and we hope that our involvement will successfully contribute to the
execution and completion of this strategic project for the growth of the country.”

ENDS

Issued by the ALE Press Office. For more information or images, please contact
Sarah Maia on 01889 272 545 or email s.maia@ale-heavylift.com

Image 1: ALE start the transportation scope for the Karbala Refinery Project.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Founded in 1983 by Roger Harries, ALE delivers a highly tailored, end-to-end service
covering every aspect of the handling, transportation and installation of heavy, indivisible
loads, including lifting, transporting, installing, ballasting, jacking and weighing.
ALE delivers strategic heavy-lift services to a wide range of sectors, including civil, oil and
gas, energy, nuclear, offshore, renewables, petrochemical, ports, marine, minerals and
metals and mining.

ALE has more than 30 offices across Europe, the Far East, Africa, America, South America,
the Middle East and Australia. It is fully compliant with international standards of safety and
excellence, including Quality standard ISO 9001:2008, Environmental standard ISO
14001:2004, and Health and Safety Standard OHSAS 18001:2007. ALE is also registered
and qualified in the Achilles Norway and Link-up systems, and is a member of both the
British Safety Council and the British Standards Institution.

Further information can be found on the ALE website at www.ale-heavylift.com

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